On Russia's initiative, President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with acting Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert 2006-03-05 15:40:49 Mr Putin and Mr Olmert had a detailed exchange of views on prospective development of the Middle East peace process following the talks with the Hamas leadership in Moscow and also following talks with Iranian representatives on the Iranian nuclear issue. The two leaders also discussed current Russian-Israeli cooperation issues. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continuing to build friendly and constructive relations between the two countries.